Chest Wall and Sternum Fracture Fixation

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Chest Wall and Sternum Fracture Fixation

RibLoc® U Plus Chest Wall Plating System

Rib and sternum fractures are common in cases of severe trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident. The Acute Innovations RibLoc U Plus Chest Wall Plating System is intended to stabilize and provide fixation for fractures, fusions, and osteotomies of the ribs, and for reconstructions of the chest wall and sternum.

Chest Wall Solutions

BioBridge® Resorbable Chest Wall Stabilization Plate
- Flexible and can be stacked or trimmed for increased rigidity and/or length
RibLoc U Plus Plates
- U-shaped plates
  - 50, 75, 115, 155, and 215 mm lengths.
  - 2.7 mm bi-cortical color-coded screws, 6, 8,10,12, and 14 mm lengths

U-plate Technology

Plates are designed to sit on the superior aspect of the rib, avoiding the neurovascular bundle.¹

Anterior and Posterior Locking

The U-clips are designed to minimize stress on the rib by distributing physiologic loads over a greater surface area. Once the screws are engaged and fixed to the cortices of the bone, the plate locks both anteriorly and posteriorly

Sternum Fracture Fixation

Custom fit with compressible u-clips to match the rib thickness.
Most comprehensive system by offering patent U-plates, and straight plates in one system Anterior and posterior screw locking fixation.
Offers low-profile and 90 degree instrumentation allowing access under the scapula or minimally.

Chest Wall Reconstruction

The reconstruction technique² using BioBridge provides long-term chest wall stability through bone healing and/or soft tissue scarring.

BioBridge Solution

Osteotomy Stabilization
Costochondral junction repair
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Pectus Repair

1. Data on file at Acumed
2. BioBridge Resorbable Chest Wall Stabilization Plate Chest Wall Reconstruction Surgical Technique (RRP7120)

Straight Plate Solutions

The straight plate offers fixation for transverse sternal fractures.

Specialty Instrumentation

The U Plus 90 Instrumentation System

Provides a comprehensive solution to plating ribs in limited access locations. The low-profile and 90° instrumentation facilitates fixation of subscapular, posterior, and anterolateral fractures through minimally invasive approaches.

AcuTie

AcuTie II Sternum Closure System Surgical Lab and Technique Overview

The Acute Innovations AcuTie II Sternum Closure System encompasses the simplicity of standard wire cerclage while providing compression, stability in multiple planes, lateral protection, and straightforward installation. This video demonstrates the installation of the AcuTie II Sternum Closure System.

BioBridge

BioBridge Resorbable Chest Wall Stabilization Plate Animated System Overview

This video outlines the features, applications, instrumentation, and techniques for using the BioBridge Plate.

RibLoc U + and RibLoc U + 90

RibLoc U Plus Voice of Customer Interview with Lawrence Lottenberg, MD

RibLoc, a chest wall plating system, offers a unique patented U-shape design with locking screw technology to provide stable fixation independent of rib quality. In this video, Dr. Lawrence Lottenberg highlights his usage of the RibLoc U Plus product in his practice.

RibLoc U Plus Cadaver Lab with Lawrence Lottenberg, MD

RibLoc Chest Wall Plating System offers a unique patented U-shape design with locking screw technology to provide stable fixation independent of rib quality. In this video, Dr. Lawrence Lottenberg demonstrates his approaches and installation of the RibLoc U Plus product in chest wall injuries.

RibLoc U Plus 90 Cadaver Lab with Lawrence Lottenberg, MD

RibLoc Chest Wall Plating System offers a unique patented U-shape design with locking screw technology to provide stable fixation independent of rib quality. The RibLoc U Plus 90 Instrumentation works in conjunction with the U Plus system providing power for limited access areas, designed to streamline surgery. In this video, Dr. Lawrence Lottenberg demonstrates his approach and installation of the RibLoc U Plus 90 product in chest wall injuries.

Product Training Series: RibLoc U+ and U+ 90 Key Features with Elya Henry

The Acute Innovations RibLoc U Plus Chest Wall Plating System is intended to stabilize and provide fixation for fractures, fusions, and osteotomies of the ribs, and for reconstructions of the chest wall and sternum. Chest Wall Portfolio Product Manager Elya Henry goes through the key features of the system.

Documents

Clinical Studies

Biomechanical Testing of a Novel, Minimally Invasive Rib Fracture Plating System

Publication Excerpt

“Even though the U-plate is less than half the length of the standard anterior plate and is secured to the rib with 4 as opposed to 6 locking screws, it was more durable than anterior plate in a simulation of repetitive deep breathing. This finding is relevant because the loss of stiffness correlates with motion at the screw and bone interface that could lead to screw pullout and fixation failure.”

Reference
Sales JR, Ellis TJ, Gillard J, Liu Q. Chen JC, Ham B, Mayberry JC. Biomechanical testing of a novel, minimally invasive rib fracture plating system. J Trauma. 2008; 64:1270-1274.

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